Morocco national rugby league team

Morocco

Team information
Governing body	Moroc Rugby League
Region	Europe
Uniforms
First colours
Team results
First international
Moldova 24–19 Morocco (18 October 1995)
Biggest win
Morocco 58–4 Serbia (25 October 2003)
Biggest defeat
Morocco 0–104 Lebanon (Perpignan, France; 1999)

The Morocco national rugby league team has been participating in international competition since 1995. Many players for the Moroccan team are drawn from the French competition.

Morocco has participated in the World Sevens (1995), Superleague World Nines (1996), Emerging Nations Tournament (1995, 2000) and Mediterranean Cup (since 2003) competitions. In 2009 Morocco won the RLEF Euro Med Challenge.

Morocco has been the destination of international tours in recent years, hosting Liban Espoir (a team of emerging players from the domestic Lebanese competition) in 2003 and the Australian Police Rugby League team in 2004.

2009 Squad

2009 Morocco Squad

Starting side						Interchange		Coaching staff
1 Brahim Nhari – FB (Baho) 2 Aissam Yousri – WG (Toulouse J.J.) 3 Hassan Laaziri – CE (Cavaillon) 4 Farid Nicolas – CE (Villeneuve/Lot) 5 Khalid Mouzoun – WG (Montpellier) 6 Younes Khattabi – FE (St Gaudens) 7 Osni Kriouache – HB (St Gaudens) 8 Abdessamad Rachid – PR (Lyon) 9 Hocine El Boutchi – HK (Palau) 10 Mohamed Djamil – PR (U.T. Catalans) 11 Taouil Amar – SR (Salses) 12 Ilyass Lamarti – SR (Villeneuve/Lot) 13 Rachid Faresse – LF (Avignon)						14 Fakir Lhoucine (Villeneuve) 15 El Boutchi Hacene (Palau) 16 Oulias Abdelali (Toulouse J.J.) 17 Bouladas Mohamed (Montpellier)		Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s)

Notable players

• Jamal Fakir
• Younes Khattabi

Results

• Morocco def. Belgium 46-12 (15 August 2009)
• Morocco def. Catalonia 29-6 (4 July 2009)
• Morocco def. Italy 32-10 (6 June 2009)
• Morocco def. Catalonia 62-12 (21 June 2008)
• Morocco drew with Serbia 20-20 (9 October 2004)
• Lebanon def. Morocco 48-14 (5 October 2004)
• France def. Morocco 46-6 (2 October 2004)
• Morocco def. Serbia 58-4 (25 October 2003)
• Lebanon def. Morocco 60-0 (22 October 2003)
• France def. Morocco 72-0 (19 October 2003)
• Morocco def. Japan 14-8 (15 November 2000)
• USA def. Morocco 50-10 (2000)
• France def. Morocco 80-8 (11 November 1999)
• Lebanon def. Morocco 104-0 (1999)
• Italy def. Morocco 34-0 (1999)
• Ireland def. Morocco 42-6 (20 October 1995)
• Moldova def. Morocco 24-19 (18 October 1995)

All-Time Results

Team	First Played	Played	Win	Draw	Loss	Points For	Points Against
Moldova	1995	1	0	0	1	19	24
Ireland	1995	1	0	0	1	6	42
Italy	1999	2	1	0	1	32	44
Lebanon	1999	3	0	0	3	14	212
France	1999	3	0	0	3	14	198
United States	2000	1	0	0	1	10	50
Japan	2000	1	1	0	0	14	8
Serbia	2003	2	1	1	0	78	24
Catalonia	2008	2	2	0	0	91	18
Belgium	2009	1	1	0	0	46	12